Faride Unda (PhD Completed 2012 Aug) – Carbon Allocation in Hybrid Poplar: the role of the Raffinose Family of Oligosaccharides (RFO). Currently a PDF in Dr. Shawn Mansfield’s lab, UBC.

Lisa McDonnell (PhD Completed 2010 Dec) – Investigating the Role of cellulose synthases in the Biosynthesis and Properties of Cellulose in Secondary Cell Walls. Currently Assistant Professor, University of California, San Diego

Victoria Maloney (PhD Completed 2010 April) – Function, functional conservation and interactions of the membrane-bound endo-1,4-beta-glucanases orthologous to Korrigan. Went on to do a PDF in Dr. Shawn Mansfield’s lab, UBC. Currently a lecturer, Kwantlan College, BC.

Jamie Robinson. Ph.D. from The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia. (PDF Nov 2003 – April 2004). Research area: Evaluating the effect of global DNA methylation on somatic embryogenesis. Currently employed as a research associate at the University of Trinidad, West Indies.

Kim Rensing. Ph.D. from The University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick. (PDF June 2003 – Jan 2005). Research area: Metabolite profiling and genomic marker development for phenotyping Douglas-fir. Currently employed as senior microscopist at the Bioimaging Facility, University of British Columbia.

Rana Gheneim. Ph.D. from Grenoble National Polytechnic Institute, Grenoble France. (PDF April 2003 – April 2004). Research area: Synthesis and detection of metabolite intermediates in cell wall biosysthesis. Currently employed as a research associate at the Univerisity of Toronto

Ursula Mais. Ph.D. from the Technical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. (PDF June 2000 – July 2001) Research area: Improved hydrolysis of lignocellulosic substrates using simultaneous hydrolysis and physical disruption. Currently employed as a senior researcher at Baxter Pharmaceuticals, Austria